Prospect of the Month: Alex Liddi
Written by Steve on August 24th, 2010
Alex Liddi – 3B
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (AA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners)
Alex Liddi had a career season in 2009. After struggling for three seasons at the single-A level as a teenager trying to make it at the professional level, Liddi finally found his swing in 2009 playing for the A+ High Desert Mavericks. He hit .345 with 23 home runs, winning Pacific Coast League MVP honors and sharing the batting title with Roger Clemens’ son Koby Clemens.
He is the first Italian-born position player to play professional baseball in the United States. So far this season, he is batting .260 with 14 home runs in his first season at the AA level. He is still only 21 years old and it will probably take a couple more seasons in the minor leagues before his is ready to make his Major League debut.